Neurobiological findings prove the importance of the psychological effect of the game on the development of the brain. Not only systematic support, but also play plays an important role in early childhood development. What does this mean for the education of children? How does play affect relation to attention and learning? Can you learn anything about the next stage of development from the children's game? And how does play relate to thinking and perception? André Frank Zimpel addresses these key questions and shows how children develop the ability to imagine things while playing and how they can be supported effectively. The imagined game situations are heralds of developing mental abilities, without which life in our society would not be conceivable.